MS. e Mus. 111
Summary Catalogue no.: 3620
Contents
, Horologium sapientiae
Rubric: Orologium Sapiencie
Incipit: Here begynnyth the p(ro)heme into the tretise þat folowith. Sentite de d(omi)no
Explicit: Thus endes þe tretes of þe vij pointes of trew loue & euerlasting wisdam drawene out of this booke þat is writen in laten & cleped Orologium Sapiencie
Middle English translation of the Horologium sapientiae
IPMEP 465
Language(s): Middle English
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 34 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.875 × 7.5 in.
Binding
Limp binding, with a parchment wrapper, folded to give overlapping turn-ins hand and tail. Sewing: tacketing or long stitch. The remnants of blue thread on the wrapper indicate that there might have been buttons which were used as fastenings
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought in 1658.
Record Sources
Description adapted (March 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937) with consultation of the manuscript
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-03-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)